William and Clara Steele's house before it was destroyed by fire, Pomona, 1921

Title: William and Clara Steele's house before it was destroyed by fire, Pomona, 1921
Date Created: [circa June 9, 1921]
Date: 1921-06-09
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Description: This photograph is related to the article, "SEEK CLEWS TO DOUBLE MURDER IN HOME RUIN.: Friends of Dead Rich Man and Wife Suspect Slaying by Incendiary; Accident, Officers Believe. Figure in Pomona's Grewsome Mystery. DOUBLE MURDER CLEWS HUNTED; Sift Ashes of Dead Couple's Burned Residence; Friends and Police Advance Differing Theories; Slaying is Indicated by Several Circumstances," Los Angeles Times, 10 Jun. 1921: II1
The information supplied on the negative sleeve incorrectly identifies this and related photographs as relating to Dr. Gertrude Steele. These photos instead relate to William and Clara Steele.
Picture is of the front of the house with dirt trail in front of it.
Caption: Text from negative sleeve: STEELE, GERTRUDE DR. MURDER CASE, 1921 [handwritten:] • plastic surgeon, naturopath, "beauty doctor" • license revoked at least 2x • charged w/ manslaughter + had lots of other legal trouble
Handwritten on negative: Steele case 15

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclamss_1429_11616
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002h9ppb
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